Michael Rosenberg

Michael Rosenberg

Joined: Jan 1, 2012

Michael Rosenberg is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated, covering any and all sports. He writes columns, profiles and investigative stories and has covered almost every major sporting event. He joined SI in 2012 after working at the Detroit Free Press for 13 years, eight of them as a columnist. Rosenberg is the author of "War As They Knew It: Woody Hayes, Bo Schembechler and America in a Time of Unrest." Several of his stories also have been published in collections of the year's best sportswriting. He is married with three children.

McIlroy was a picture of relief after sinking the winning putt.

Golf

Rory McIlroy Had Been Doubted, Criticized and Written Off, but Finally He’s a Masters Champion

Rahm shot 75-71 to make the cut at the Masters.

Golf

Once on Track to Dominate His Era, Jon Rahm Has Been Irrelevant In Majors Since Joining LIV Golf

McIlroy shot an even-par 70 and trails by seven shots.

Golf

Rory McIlroy’s Latest Meltdown Shows He Needs a New Approach at Augusta

Raven Johnson (left) and Bree Hall (right) have made the Final Four every season since they enrolled at South Carolina in 2021.

College Basketball

South Carolina’s Seniors Transformed Dawn Staley’s Program

College Basketball

Predictably Unpredictable, MiLaysia Fulwiley Is South Carolina’s Next Star in the Making

The sophomore guard is a masterpiece under construction, the most interesting work in progress in basketball.

The Huskies walloped the Bruins, 85–51, dominating from start to finish.

College Basketball

Look Out, South Carolina—Here Comes UConn

The Huskies, who have won their NCAA tournament games by an average of 35 points, pummeled UCLA in the Final Four and will look to do the same against the South Carolina in the NCAA title game.

Lauren Betts (right) is averaging 64.9% from the floor and has been named the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year.

College Basketball

Lauren Betts Will Be a Tall Task for UConn

It isn’t just the 6' 7" center’s size that will give the Huskies problems in the Final Four, but Sarah Strong could be the key.

Schaefer (center) and his Longhorns will face South Carolina for the fourth time this season in the Final Four.

College Basketball

Texas Sticks to Disciplined Defense to Dismantle TCU and Move on to Final Four

The methodical Longhorns were in control from start to finish as they neutralized Hailey Van Lith and the Horned Frogs.

After a tough season at LSU, Van Lith said she arrived at TCU a different person than how she’s leaving.

College Basketball

Hailey Van Lith Rediscovered Her Will at TCU

The fifth-year senior opened up about her transformative year with coach Mark Campbell and the Horned Frogs after losing to Texas in the Elite Eight.

Kitts’s (21) free throws at the end of the game sealed the Elite Eight win for the Gamecocks.

College Basketball

This Is Not South Carolina’s Typical Final Four Team—But It’s Still Pretty Impressive

The Gamecocks’ 54–50 Elite Eight win over Duke was yet another tight game, but Dawn Staley has created a program that can grind it out in tough late-game situations.

Caldwell said when she was hired, she wanted to take the Volunteers to the Sweet 16 in her first season, which is exactly where Tennessee made it in the women’s NCAA tournament.

College Basketball

Kim Caldwell’s Way Is Working at Tennessee

After a trip to the Sweet 16 in her first year as the Volunteers’ coach, Caldwell has proved any skeptical fans wrong about where her program is headed.

Hidalgo and the Irish led in the third quarter but ultimately lost to the Horned Frogs on Saturday.

College Basketball

Notre Dame Sees a Disappointing End to a Memorable Season

The Fighting Irish lost four of their last eight games and were eliminated by TCU in the Sweet 16, but it would be an oversimplification to define their season that way.

South Carolina has a number of possible player combos, but that seemed to negatively impact late-game scenarios against Maryland.

College Basketball

South Carolina Might Have Too Many Good Players

Oluchi Okananwa (5) led the Blue Devils with 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.

College Basketball

Duke Muscles Through a Defensive Slog Against UNC

The Sweet 16 will be the third meeting between Duke and UNC this season, but the first time the programs have met in the women’s NCAA tournament.

College Basketball

The Birmingham Regionals Have Something for Every Hoops Fan

College Basketball

How Lauren Betts Found Basketball Joy Again at UCLA